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From faculty research announcements to campus updates and global public health news, stay up-to-date on the latest from the School of Global Public Health.
UG Graduates at Reception

2024 Undergraduate Co-Major Reception

May 9, 2024
The GPH Office of Undergraduate Programs celebrate the extraordinary achievements and bright futures of the Class of 2024, featuring remarks, awards and presentation of the graduates.
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Accelerating Progress Toward Healthcare Equity

April 12, 2023
20 years after the National Academy of Medicine report on unequal treatment, Dr. Brian Smedley tells us much work remains in order to undo the structures and systems that create inequality.
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Behavioral Communication Strategies for Global Epidemics Course Goes to Nairobi, Kenya

April 12, 2023
The BCSE course takes GPH students and public health professional to Nairobi to develop immediately implementable strategies to address public health challenges around the world.
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Menthol Ban Redux: Will This Time Be Different?

March 28, 2023
Donna Shelley explains why it’s time for legislators to safeguard the health of their constituents and stop perpetuating the tobacco industry’s racist marketing infrastructure by banning menthol.
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Halting the Harm: Racialized Drug Policy

March 28, 2023

Our country remains in the throes of an escalating overdose crisis, with over 100,000 recorded fatalities in 2021. Especially troubling are the stark racial disparities emerging as these numbers rise

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What If We Had Listened?

February 21, 2023
Two GPH students show how the documentation of structural racism as a determinant of health is nothing new. Improvements over time have narrowed disparities — but failed to eliminate them.
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Leading the Way to Afro-Latinx Health

February 10, 2023

Black History Month is a time to celebrate and acknowledge the diversity of Black communities, including the often-overlooked experiences of Afro-Latinx people: individuals of African descent who also

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Global Health Student Highlights

February 8, 2023

As the GPH community continues to grow, so does the quality of students who enroll with a passion for breaking boundaries in public health. The Global and Environmental Public Health Program has an

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Pathways, not Pipelines

February 3, 2023

The diversification of academic public health has crawled or stalled in various categories over the last 30 years. In the same racial and ethnic groups where health disparities are the most stark

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Is Your Life in Balance?

January 27, 2023
What determines balance and calmness within our lives? Dr. Alden Lai updated us on findings from the Global Wellbeing Initiative which he has been working on for the past three years.
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